System and method for managing battery electric machines at worksites

Abstract

A system for managing battery electric machines (BEMs) at a worksite is disclosed. The system includes a processor configured to receive battery state information from the BEMs and determine a primary battery state and a secondary battery state. Further, the processor is configured to identify a BEM requiring controller action and determine the controller action corresponding to the identified BEM based on the secondary battery state and a short interval control (SIC) plan. Furthermore, the processor is configured to provide the battery state information of the BEMs and provide the primary battery state of the identified BEM visually distinct from the primary battery state of the other BEMs on the display. The processor is also configured to provide the secondary battery state corresponding to the identified BEM and provide the determined controller action.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for managing battery electric machines (BEMs) at a worksite, comprising:
 a transceiver and a processor communicably coupled thereto; the processor configured to:
 receive battery state information from the BEMs operating at the worksite via the transceiver; 
 determine a primary battery state and at least one secondary battery state associated with the primary battery state based on the received battery state information; 
 identify at least one BEM of the BEMs requiring at least one controller action based on the primary battery state or the at least one secondary battery state, wherein the identifying comprises detecting at least one machine related event; 
 determine the at least one controller action for the at least one detected machine related event corresponding to the at least one identified BEM based on the at least one secondary battery state and a short interval control (SIC) plan comprising a plurality of planned tasks over a short-interval timeline; and 
 provide the battery state information of the BEMs on a display, wherein the providing comprises:
 providing the primary battery state of the at least one identified BEM visually distinct from the primary battery state of the other BEMs, 
 providing the at least one secondary battery state associated with the primary battery state corresponding to the at least one identified BEM, and 
 providing the at least one controller action determined. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the primary battery state corresponds to at least one of a battery charging state, a battery consumption state, or a battery fault state. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary battery state is indicative of at least one of a battery charge, a battery temperature, an electric power train temperature, a depth of discharge (DoD), a time of receipt of the battery state information, the target battery charge associated with the BEMs, a first estimated time for the battery charge to be greater than or equal to the target battery charge, a second estimated time for the battery charge to be less than or equal to the threshold battery charge, a regenerative battery charging state, electric power connection state, a number of battery cycles, a battery capacity, battery power supply disruption, a battery fault, a battery charging fault, or a battery connection fault. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein a battery charge of the at least one identified BEM is less than or equal to a threshold battery charge in the battery consumption state and greater than or equal to a target battery charge in the battery charging state. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the primary battery state of at least one identified BEM corresponds to the battery fault state. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a battery or electric power train temperature of the at least one identified BEM is greater than or equal to a threshold battery temperature. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to implement the at least one determined controller action and the at least one determined controller action corresponds to at least one of:
 dispatching a maintenance vehicle to attend to the at least one identified BEM;   dispatching the at least one identified BEM for operation when a battery charge of the at least one identified BEM is greater than a target battery charge;   directing the at least one identified BEM to a charging station when the battery charge of the at least one identified BEM is less than a threshold battery charge; or   modifying the SIC plan, wherein the modifying comprises reassigning the at least one identified BEM from a first planned task of the plurality of planned tasks assigned to the at least one identified BEM to a second planned task of the plurality of planned tasks or reassigning the first planned task assigned to the at least one identified BEM to at least one of the other BEMs in the short-interval timeline.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to provide the primary battery state or the at least one secondary battery state corresponding to the battery consumption state, the battery charging state, and the battery fault state, visual distinct from each other. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the providing of the primary battery state comprises:
 providing a primary visual indicator associated with the determined primary battery state in a first color until the battery charge of the corresponding BEM is greater than or equal to a target battery charge in the battery charging state, and causing a change in color thereafter;   providing the primary visual indicator in a second color until a battery charge of a corresponding BEM of the BEMs is less than or equal to a threshold battery charge in the battery consumption state, and causing a change in color of the primary visual indicator thereafter; and   providing the primary visual indicator in a third color in the battery fault state.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the primary visual indicator rendered in the third color, or the change in color of the primary visual indicator is indicative of the at least one identified BEM requiring the at least one controller action on the at least one GUI. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the providing of the at least one secondary battery state comprises:
 providing a secondary visual indicator associated with the at least one secondary battery state on the display in response to receiving a controller input corresponding to the primary visual indicator.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the providing of the battery state information on the display comprises:
 providing at least one graphical user interface (GUI) comprising at least one graphical representation of the BEMs respectively on the display, wherein the at least one graphical representation comprises a primary visual indicator associated with the determined primary battery state.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one graphical representation of the BEMs corresponds to at least one of images, icons, clipart, graphics, user interface (UI) cards, or animations. 
     
     
         14 . The visual monitoring system of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one GUI comprises a first GUI and a second GUI and the processor is configured to provide the at least one graphical representation of the BEMs as the UI cards in the first GUI and a digital map of the worksite on the second GUI. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to provide at least one of a geographical location of the BEMs in the digital map, the at least one graphical representation of the BEMs at the geographical location in the digital map, an animated movement of the BEMs on the digital map, or the primary visual indicator corresponding to the at least one graphical representation in the digital map. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein each UI card of the UI cards rendered in the first GUI is associated with a corresponding graphical representation of a BEM of the BEMs in the second GUI. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein upon receiving a controller input corresponding to a UI card of the UI cards in the first GUI, the processor is configured to identify and visually display the corresponding graphical representation of the BEM associated with the UI card in the digital map provided in the second GUI. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to modify the SIC plan based on the at least one determined controller action and provide the modified SIC plan on the at least one GUI. 
     
     
         19 . A battery electric machine (BEM) system, comprising:
 battery electric machines (BEMs); and   a system in communication the BEMs via a network, wherein the system is configured to:
 receive battery state information from the BEMs operating at a worksite via the transceiver; 
 determine a primary battery state and at least one secondary battery state associated with the primary battery state based on the received battery state information; 
 identify at least one BEM of the BEMs requiring at least one controller action based on the primary battery state or the at least one secondary battery state, wherein the identifying comprises detecting at least one machine related event; 
 determine the at least one controller action for the at least one detected machine related event corresponding to the at least one identified BEM based on the at least one secondary battery state and a short interval control (SIC) plan comprising a plurality of planned tasks over a short-interval timeline; and 
 provide the battery state information of the BEMs on a display, wherein the providing comprises:
 providing the primary battery state of the at least one identified BEM visually distinct from the primary battery state of the other BEMs, 
 providing the at least one secondary battery state associated with the primary battery state corresponding to the at least one identified BEM, and 
 providing the at least one controller action determined. 
 
   
     
     
         20 . A method for managing battery electric machines (BEMs) at a worksite, comprising:
 receiving battery state information from the BEMs operating at the worksite;   determining a primary battery state and at least one secondary battery state associated with the primary battery state based on the received battery state information;   identifying at least one BEM of the BEMs requiring at least one controller action based on the primary battery state or the at least one secondary battery state, wherein the identifying comprises detecting at least one machine related event;   determining the at least one controller action for the at least one detected machine related event corresponding to the at least one identified BEM based on the at least one secondary battery state and a short interval control (SIC) plan comprising a plurality of planned tasks over a short-interval timeline; and   providing the battery state information of the BEMs on a display, wherein the providing comprises:
 providing the primary battery state of the at least one identified BEM visually distinct from the primary battery state of the other BEMs, 
 providing the at least one secondary battery state associated with the primary battery state corresponding to the at least one identified BEM, and 
 providing the at least one controller action determined.